Allman Brothers Band

Here's a link to an article from the May 30th edition of Guitar Player Magazine about Gregg Allman who passed away on May 27th at the age of 69. The first time I saw the Allman Brothers was in the early 1970's at Reflections on Calhoun Street. He was a legend who'll be missed.

Allman Brothers Band co-founder Butch Trucks passed away Tuesday night, January 24th, in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the age of 69. He was the third member of the original Allman Brothers Band to pass away. Guitarist Duane Allman died in 1971 and bassist Berry Oakley a little over a year later. The band including Butch Trucks was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

This Blues show will air on Saturday night at 11 o'clock on June 20th. You'll hear in the first set, Shemekia Copeland, Magnolia Mountain, Van Morrison, and "After You've Gone" from Hugh Laurie's New Orleans release. The second set starts off with another Louisiana musician, Anders Osborne, who's followed by a song from Gov't Mule...who'll be at the NiFi Festival at Kentucky Speedway the end of August...and Etta James.

On October 1st, 1996, the Blues Brothers and some of their friends got on stage to open the Chicago House of Blues. So, this week's show which airs on Saturday, February 21st at 11pm begins with the beginning of that evening's show which is followed by the Allman Brothers Band and the Sonny Moorman Group.

You'll also hear from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Koko Taylor and Billie Holiday in the 2nd & 3rd sets. And, closing out the show is an instrumental piece, "Beautiful Child," by guitarist Ronnie Earl whose song "Linda" is the opening/close of each week's blues show.

Earlier this year, I was contacted by the publisher of a new book about the Allman Brothers Band, One Way Out, written by Alan Paul. I did a phone interview with him which was featured on last week's blues show. While reading his book, there were a few mentions about the Allman Brothers Band's visit to the Ludlow Garage. So, I t

On the Blues show, Saturday night, February 15th at 11pm, you’ll hear some legendary musicians like Albert King, Etta James, and Bob Dylan. The show begins with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and vocalist Noah Hunt who’ll be in Louisville on Tuesday, March 18th for a one-night show. There’s also a song by Anders Osborne who’s part of the Southern Soul Assembly Tour coming to the Taft Theatre downtown on Wednesday, March 19th.